Walgreens One Touch Connect in the Apple App store. Using Qualcomm connected devices. Seamless connection to Balance Rewards program. A lot of wearables are just trackers. Walgreens are using connect for remote monitoring devices. Target the “Non-connected” user base.

Walgreens branded devices. These use Bluetooth to connect to Walgreens Connect App, which is in the App Store for your phone.

Walgreens doing Telemedicine. Plan to be in 25 states by End of 2015.
Pharmacy chat works with regulations to offer centralized solution unlike medical telemedicine which hits the state-based control of doctor credentials.

People wearing devices are more adherent to their medications.

Digital Health is the tip of the spear. It allows rapid experimentation and then work out how to tie back to the stores and to work in the pharmacy workflow that makes them more efficient.

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I am currently HHS Entrepreneur-in-Residence working on an assignment to update BlueButton for Medicare Beneficiaries. This involves creating a Data API. Watch out for more about BlueButton on FHIR.

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Consultant, Project Recovery Specialist, Strategist, and Blogger focusing on the convergence of Cloud, Mobile and Social Media. with a particular emphasis on the implications for the Health Care sector and Patient Engagement.